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Of-course it is the recent history that interests us here. The latest chapter of the Ricasoli narrative really begins in 1993 when, after several decades of decline, the 31st Barone (also Bettino Ricasoli, grandson of the Bettino mentioned above) and his son Francesco Ricasoli, enlisted the help of renowned Tuscan oenologist Carlo Ferrini and Marchese Filippo Mazzei of Castello di Fonterutoli and began a major revamp of the winery and vineyards of the Estate. In short, the winery was totally restored and modernised while many of the vineyards were replanted after an in-depth zoning study and a review of the clonal material in each site was undertaken in collaboration with Florence University and the Experimental Viticultural Institute at Arezzo. Sadly Bettino Ricasoli passed away in May 2009 but Francesco (now the 32nd Barone) and Carlo Ferrini are continuing the good work. Today the wines are not only amongst the very finest in Tuscany (at least one wine in the range has received Tre Bicchieri in the Gambero Rosso guide every year since 1999) but they deliver remarkable value. We are fortunate to be able to launch the range with the Casalferro 2006, which topped the ‘Super Tuscan’ IGT Toscano bracket at last year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition. Sadly, we quickly sold out of the Castello di Brolio 2006, Tre Bicchieri winner and No.5 (96/100) in last year’s Wine Spectator Top 100.